9. Cameron Ridley: Tristan Thompson

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Tristan Thompson was a big man at Texas, too, and he was unstoppable with his back to the basket at the college level.

Thompson was taken No. 4 overall in last year's NBA Draft, and he will continue to improve at the next level. Right now, this comparison is made with the assumption that Thompson will improve and convert his game to NBA standards, but I think it will hold up.

Cameron Ridley is a big dude at 6'10" and 230 pounds, and he plays very well inside. He can play with his back to the basket with incredible skill, which is what reminds me so forcibly of Thompson.

It doesn't hurt that these two both chose Texas, but the reason I chose Thompson is because their styles of play are very similar.

8. Devonta Pollard: Luol Deng

Devonta Pollard is the most versatile player in the Class of 2012. He can do almost anything on the court, making him a great option at wing.

His NBA counterpart is Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls. One of the key players for Chicago, Deng is highly versatile, just like Pollard.

Averaging 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, Deng's number are similar to those that I expect Pollard to put up in the NBA, although perhaps slightly lower. Deng also plays good defense like Pollard does.

Deng is slightly bigger between the two, but their games are incredibly similar despite the size differences.

5. Kaleb Tarczewski: Meyers Leonard

An athletic 7-footer, Meyers Leonard was a lottery pick at No. 11 in this year's NBA draft, being taken by the Portland Trail Blazers.

For the teams who missed out on the big man out of Illinois, his doppelganger is future Arizona Wildcat Kaleb Tarczewski.

Tarc has an imposing stature at 7'0" and 240 pounds, and he will be able to add more muscle by the time the season starts. He also has a good inside game like Leonard, scoring with his jump-hook. However, both big men could improve a bit in the paint.

What really makes this comparison work is the fact that they are both very athletic and can get up and down the court faster than most big men and just about any seven-footer.

They are wicked in transition because no one with the size to stop them can beat them down the court, making it easy for them to rack up points on the fast break.

4. Isaiah Austin: Perry Jones III

As much as I hate to compare recruits with the players that they are replacing, this is the first of two times I will have to do so.

Perry Jones III was Baylor's center last season, and he will be replaced by one of the top recruits in the Class of 2012, Isaiah Austin.

Both players are tall, long, lanky big men with great athletic ability, but they are too skinny to play well inside.

At 7'0" and 210 pounds, Austin is freakishly thin. He does not have a big enough frame to play inside at the college level, let alone in the pros. He had a role as a guard at times in high school, but he must try to abandon that role as he plays at higher levels.

While he can still lead a team in transition, Austin must try to bulk up and put that 7-foot body to work inside, but that is a similar challenge to what Jones had in college as well, and one that he will now face in the NBA.

Davis showed off that he has an impressive defensive game led by his shot-blocking ability, and Noel is almost as good at sending back shots. Davis played with a relatively incomplete offensive game, and Noel enters with a similar offensive role.

These two players have almost identical games, are coming in under very similar circumstances and committed to the same school—Kentucky.